You Are Special
No one can take that away
I was thinking
of all the times you said,
you are special
love the way you think
you have a way with words
poetic and pure
but then something switched
because I also noticed
how you’d say the exact phrases
to the next someone special
and the next
and the next…
and I wondered,
was anything you said real?
or was it because
I was so insecure
I wanted to believe
your love was more
it wasn’t and I stepped away
clipped the chords
tied a knot in my soul’s fabric
and felt warmed
by my own words
my own validation
because I know I am real
my poetry is pure
and I have no need
to wait and wait and wait
for anyone’s approval
I am complete
and worthy of more
Carolyn Riker is the author of three beautiful books of poetry and prose. She’s also a licensed mental health counselor in private practice. Check out her Instagram and Facebook pages too.
